PublicRoutes.com Says Aloha– Brings Public Transportation Directions to Hawaii
Website Expands Successful Online Directions Resource with Enhanced Features for
Finding Detailed Directions, Maps, Travel Inf or mation and Local Guides
New York NY � May 22, 2007 �
PublicRoutes.com, the first international directions–based Web resource for public
transportation, today announced the launch of a complete navigational resource for
public transportation throughout the entire Honolulu area.
Honolulu is the largest city
in Hawaii with close to 900,000 people and the city has proven to be the hub of
business on the island state – as is evidenced by their hosting of Hawaii 's international
airport. The city's award winning public transportation system (TheBus) consists
entirely of buses, including ten hybrid buses. On average, 25,000 tourists utilize
the bus each day as their means of traveling around the island. PublicRoutes.com
enables the residents and tourists of Hawaii to better utilize TheBus during their
daily commute or to find local attractions.
With recently added features and state–of–the–art,
patent pending technology, PublicRoutes.com operates with unsurpassed speed and
accuracy. The website provides users with point–to–point directions for all modes
of transportation � from the bus to driving and walking directions.
�Hawaii has one of the
most vibrant tourist industries in the country and we feel that PublicRoutes.com
is a very useful and practical resource for anyone coming into the state,� said
Marc Sellouk, CEO of PublicRoutes.com. �Honolulu is our 17th major metropolitan
launch and PublicRoutes.com is quickly becoming synonymous with great directions
worldwide.�
Merging all a city's resources into
a free, easy–to–use website, PublicRoutes.com also allows users to obtain information and door–to–door directions to the city's top points of interest
including restaurants, tourist attractions like Waikiki beach, sporting arenas and
nightlife venues. In addition, the website offers a one–stop resource to search
f or , compare and book hotels, flights and vacation packages for those visiting
Honolulu as well as other travel add–ons including car services and tickets to events.
The website's advanced features include:
- Local Guides:
or anything from car services
to local restaurants to area attractions, PublicRoutes.com provides an extensive
direct or y of local businesses and vend or s that allows users to create itineraries,
maps, and detailed directions to and from selected locations within seconds.
- MyPublicRoutes:
A service on PublicRoutes.com
that remembers specific locations entered by the user to provide a faster, more
efficient way of searching for directions and personalizing the experience.
- Flights, Hotels and More: Powered by Travelocity, this feature on PublicRoutes.com allows
users to book airplane tickets and hotel reservations and offers vacation packages,
last minute deals for all of the country's top destinations, tickets to popular
attractions and much more.
PublicRoutes.com will soon expand
to serve more cities within the U.S. and internationally. For more information and
to access the new PublicRoutes.com navigation resource, please visit
www.publicroutes.com.
About PublicRoutes.com:
PublicRoutes.com is a directions–based
web resource that helps users navigate their way around cities in an efficient manner,
getting them where they need to be using all modes of transportation available.
Providing comprehensive, door–to–door directions and detailed maps, users get accurate
and timely information on all transportation methods including city buses, subways,
trains and ferries. Residents and tourists alike are now able to use a single source
for locating and traveling to the top restaurants, shops, and attractions of any
PublicRoutes.com city.
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PR Contact:
Sean Carney
Dukas Public Relations
212–704–7385
sean@dukaspr.com
www.publicroutes.com